For a number of years, we have been utilising fly parasites as part of our fly control protocols to build a sustainable reduction in fly population on farm.
Biting and nuisance flies cause all sorts of problems during the summer, especially on dairy farms and more intensive systems. Issues include […]
With spring calving underway, we’ll be hoping for a tight block and will start to think about getting them back in calf: aiming to have one calf every 365 days.
Why target 65% of your calving in the first 3 weeks and the rest over the following 6 weeks. The […]
As some of you may know for the last 12 months or so I’ve been lucky enough to get the opportunity to travel around the globe as part of my Nuffield farming scholarship. These scholarships aim to bring positive change to agriculture by supporting scholars as they travel and visit […]
The inaugural LLM Calf Conference – a recap on the day by Jenny Bellini
Last week saw us hold our first-ever ‘LLM Calf Conference’, with over 100 farmers, feed industry representatives, vets and vet techs joining us for a focused day on all things calves. The aim of the day […]
In January some of the LLM team and farmers from across all three branches jetted off to Northern Italy. The idea was dreamt up at our Lancs Summer BBQ social and with the help of Bay Farm Tours and Alfonso Camassa who acted as tour guide, translator and group leader, […]
A familiar scenario – you’ve been carefully observing your favourite cow in the weeks since calving, patiently waiting for her first heat… But nothing. She sails past your deadline for heat observation which prompts you to put her in for a vet check. With the aid of an ultrasound scanner […]
Kate Ellen and Will Golding are both new graduate vets at LLM Derbyshire, who have already met many of you. They are 6 months into their new roles and would like to give everyone an update…
The cheesy phrase, ‘choose a job you love and […]
There will be some changes to the TB testing rules in the intermediate TB areas (ITBAs) of Wales coming into force on 1st February this year.
All cattle moved in from the High Risk Area of England (HRA) and from Northern Ireland will need a post-movement test (PoMT). Welsh Government […]
Rob Hall gives an update on two important diseases, both of which are spread by biting midges and are currently causing issues in the UK.
Bluetongue Virus
Bluetongue is an infectious viral disease, which was first detected in the 1700s. It is widely found in many parts of North Africa […]
It seems a very long time since the idea of a calving season in New Zealand was a small idea in my mind, and I can’t believe my time there is now complete and I have settled back into UK life.
I’m not sure that I was fully prepared for […]
